Iran has more soldiers. Israel, on the other hand, is far ahead in technology. Iran has more missiles, while Israel has the best air defense system in the world. According to Global Fire Power, if we talk about military ranking in the world, Iran is at number 14 and Israel is at number 17.
Iran has more active soldiers, Israel has more reserve military forces
Iran has 11.80 lakh soldiers. Whereas Israel has 6.70 lakh. Iran has 6.10 lakh active soldiers. Israel has 1.70 lakh. Iran has a reserve military force of 3.50 lakh and Israel has 4.65 lakh. Iran has a para-military force of 2.20 lakh soldiers, whereas Israel has only 35 thousand soldiers.
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Israel has more air, land and naval forces than Iran
Iran has 42 thousand air force. Israel has 89 thousand. If we talk about land forces, Iran has 3.50 lakh whereas Israel has 5.26 lakh. Iran has a total of 18,500 naval forces, while Israel has 19,500.
Israel has a strong air force, Iran does not have that much power
Iran’s air force has 551 aircraft in reserve. 358 are active. Israel has 612 in reserve and 490 in active. Iran has 186 fighter jets. 121 of these are always ready for attack. Israel has 241 fighter jets, out of which 193 are always ready for attack.
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Iran has 86 transport aircraft, out of which 56 are active. Israel has 12, out of which 10 are active. Two are in stock. Iran has 102 trainers, Israel has 155 trainer aircraft. Iran has 129 helicopters, out of which 84 are in ready mode. Israel has 146 helicopters, out of which 117 are in active mode. Iran has 13 attack helicopters. Israel has 48.
Israel has fewer tanks and artillery than Iran
Iran has a total of 1996 tanks, out of which 1397 are currently ready for war. Israel has 1370 tanks, out of which 1096 tanks are ready for war. Iran has 65,765 military vehicles, out of which more than 46 thousand are active. Israel has 43,407 military vehicles, out of which 34,736 are in active mode.
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If we talk about self-propelled artillery, Iran has 580, out of which 406 are in active service. The rest are in stock. On the other hand, Israel has 650 self-propelled artillery, out of which 540 are ready for war. If we talk about towed artillery, Iran has 2050, Israel has only 300. Iran has 775 multi-launcher rocket systems (MLRS), while Israel has only 150.
How powerful are the Israeli and Iranian navies?
Iran has a total of 101 naval assets. Israel has 67. Neither country has any aircraft carriers or helicopter carriers. Neither has destroyers. Iran has seven frigates. Israel has none. Iran has three corvettes, Israel has 7 corvettes. Iran has 19 submarines, Israel has 5. Iran has 21 patrol vessels, Israel has 45 patrol vessels.
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